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tonight..
Alone and exposed, she stands on the corner on this warm winter night. She defies her solitude with loud words and sobs, stabbing phrases wracked with hurt and anger while her tear-slicked cheeks glint under the streetlight ( Read more... ) -
yes!
"some day there will be girls and women whose name will no longer signify merely an opposite to the masculine, but something in itself, something that makes one think, not of any complement and limit, but only of life and existence: the feminine human being ( Read more... ) -
Coffee and Charity
This is an article I wrote on a great new blog called sexyjustice, which some friends of mine in the salvos are putting together.
Coffee and Charity
I have a weird affinity for those people who catch you in the mall and try to get you to sign up for charities. I know lots of people find them intrusive, sly, annoying, whatever, but they give me ( Read more... ) -
Paradoxes
My work in disability support taught me about ironic paradoxes of the philosophy-practise divide. Philosophically, I'm opposed to practises which restrict the freedoms of a client to make meaningful decisions about their daily life. In practise, sometimes clients are lazy and need to be coerced, tricked or coaxed into doing exercise by any and all ( Read more... ) -
The faith journey
Faith has always come naturally to me. I don't know whether this is because of the way I was raised, or some predisposition to belief in my psyche. All i know is that my whole life I've found belief a whole lot easier than those around me. And even as my faith has undergone dozens of significant revisions during my adult life as i've come to ( Read more... ) -
important questions
Dear LJ, I have so much I want to tell you, but i just can't seem to find the place to begin.. maybe this will help ( Read more... ) -
Honouring the Truth
During my research proposal presentation, Professor Jules stated that she disagreed with my perspective of ethics. She suggested every person is, to a degree, blind to the ideological hegemonies that dictate their perspective of ethics in a situation. I’d never thought about the unconscious dimension before ( Read more... ) -
ritual making in New Monastic communities - can I study you?
Hi folks
My name is Tim, I'm a research student based in Sydney, Australia. I'm currently working on a research Masters which concerns itself with community ritual making and identity formation. I'm really interested in doing a case study on a New Monastic/intentional living community.
I'm writing because I'd like to make contact with a few people in ( Read more... ) -
living heresies
I'm not sure if I'm spot on here with my history, but it is my understanding that the big heresy of the Cathars (and somewhere in Gnosticism too) was a splitting of God into two - an evil 'old' god and a gracious new God, which was embodied by Jesus.
For this heresy (and probably more significantly, for refusing to participate in the church's ( Read more... ) -
trickle down trip-up
World food and oil prices skyrocketing, western booms stagnating.. and everybody's looking surprised!
I recall listening in to an argument between two economically minded uni friends a few years ago. One was a passionate advocate for "trickle down" economic policies, the other calling for some global Robin Hood to rebalance the worlds chequebooks ( Read more... )